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MHA Announces First-Of-Its Kind Workplace Mental Health Certification and Initial Recipients


Alexandria, VA —Mental Health America (MHA) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of its new national employer certification program, …

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Mental Health America Responds to Block Grant Proposal – We Need More Resources, Not Less


Alexandria, VA – Mental Health America (MHA) responded today to the Administration’s new Medicaid initiative with concern that it will set off a “race to the bottom” for states, by encouraging them to cut future Medicaid costs at the…

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New Report Shines Spotlight on Mental Health in the Workplace


Alexandria, VA — MHA is pleased to release a new report focused on the American workforce and mental health,…

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Chiming In Blog

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By Emily Skehill, Manager of Peer Advocacy, Supports, and Services at Mental Health America Kristina Baker left the front door to her house open one night while stationed on a military base in Hawaii. She was 22, and while nothing happened to her that…

A group of employees at a long table

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By Jessica Kennedy, Chief of Staff and Vice President of Finance, Mental Health America I recently started conducting stay interviews with our team here at Mental Health America. “Do you know what a stay interview is?” I asked an employee. “I can guess…

Woman speaking with another woman at an outreach event

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By Mary Giliberti, Executive Vice President of Policy at Mental Health America Over this past weekend, I participated in my first outreach event for Mental Health America at the NBC4 Telemundo 44 Health and Fitness Expo in Washington DC.  Dr. Martin…